Levamisole wormer info needed

[TwoCrows]

Can anyone help with mixing and dosing of this drench wormer?

https://www.vetpoultry.com/products/prohibit-soluble-drench-powder

I believe you mix the packet in one quart of water? What is the dosage I then give orally to a flock of 5 and 6 pound birds? How many consecutive days? Repeat in 10 days? Do I store the mixed batch in the fridge and does it last for 10 days?

Sorry about all the questions, I am clueless about this stuff. Trying to use something other than Safeguard.

Thank you everyone!

 

[SunHwaKwon]

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/levamisole-dosage-and-gapeworm.794775/#post-11454694

 

[TwoCrows]

Thanks! But this sounds like the standard mixing for cattle. Generally chickens require more medication than cattle or swine?

Anyone here using this stuff?

Kathy, @casportpony what is your take on this medication?

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[casportpony]

I will look it up after dinner!

 

[TwoCrows]

I will look it up after dinner!

Thanks a bunch Kathy!!!

 

[casportpony]

Thanks a bunch Kathy!!!

Don't mix the whole pack in water, I'll try to figure out a tsp per quart solution, and a per bird solution if you want to do them orally.

 

[TwoCrows]

I would rather dose them each orally so I know they are getting enough, rather than in drinking water. I have some very finicky hens. But I will use drinking water if we cant come up with a dosage per bird.

I found a PDF on using 8 -16 mg per pound in broiler chickens? Still not sure how to mix it.

Thanks Kathy!

 

[casportpony]

I would rather dose them each orally so I know they are getting enough, rather than in drinking water. I have some very finicky hens. But I will use drinking water if we cant come up with a dosage per bird.

I found a PDF on using 8 -16 mg per pound in broiler chickens? Still not sure how to mix it.

Thanks Kathy!

Can you count out the number of tablespoons in your pack?

 

[SunHwaKwon]

Using that dosage I come up with 1 gram of powder per ten birds at the high end of the dosing and using an average weight of 5.5 pounds.

(You need 44-88mg per 5.5# bird and there it's 900mg medication per gram of powder)

I am assuming you cannot weigh out fractions of a gram.

 

[casportpony]

Using that dosage I come up with 1 gram of powder per ten birds at the high end of the dosing and using an average weight of 5.5 pounds.

(You need 44-88mg per 5.5# bird and there it's 900mg medication per gram of powder)

I am assuming you cannot weigh out fractions of a gram.

One teaspoon of most poultry powders weigh 2.5 to 3.3 grams.